Harlem Lewis smiles before his trial begins at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse, Monday, July 14, 2014, in Houston. Lewis, is accused of fatally shooting Bellaire Police Corporal Jimmie Norman and Terry Taylor, a bystander who had to come to Corporal Norman's aid, on December 24th 2012. He could face the death penalty. less

Harlem Lewis smiles before his trial begins at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse, Monday, July 14, 2014, in Houston. Lewis, is accused of fatally shooting Bellaire Police Corporal Jimmie Norman and Terry ... more

Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle

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Defense Attorney Tyrone Moncriffe presents during opening statements of the trial of Harlem Lewis at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse, Monday, July 14, 2014, in Houston. Lewis, is accused of fatally shooting Bellaire Police Corporal Jimmie Norman and Terry Taylor, a bystander who had to come to Corporal Norman's aid, on December 24th 2012. He could face the death penalty. less

Defense Attorney Tyrone Moncriffe presents during opening statements of the trial of Harlem Lewis at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse, Monday, July 14, 2014, in Houston. Lewis, is accused of fatally ... more

Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle

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Harlem Lewis, 23, who is accused of fatally shooting Bellaire Police Corporal Jimmie Norman and Terry Taylor, a bystander who had to come to Corporal Norman's aid, on December 24, 2012, sits in the courtroom on July 14, 2014. He is facing the death penalty. (Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle)

Harlem Lewis, 23, who is accused of fatally shooting Bellaire Police Corporal Jimmie Norman and Terry Taylor, a bystander who had to come to Corporal Norman's aid, on December 24, 2012, sits in the courtroom on

Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson, left, addresses the court during the trial of Harlem Lewis. Lewis is accused of killing Bellaire police officer Jimmie Norman and business owner Terry Taylor after a routine traffic stop turned into a bloody gun battle on Christmas Eve 2012. less

Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson, left, addresses the court during the trial of Harlem Lewis. Lewis is accused of killing Bellaire police officer Jimmie Norman and business owner Terry Taylor ... more

Photo: Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle

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Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson, left, addresses the court during the trial of Harlem Lewis, right wearing blue, July 14, 2014. Lewis is accused of killing Bellaire police officer Jimmie Norman and business owner Terry Taylor after a routine traffic stop turned into a bloody gun battle on Christmas Eve 2012. less

Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson, left, addresses the court during the trial of Harlem Lewis, right wearing blue, July 14, 2014. Lewis is accused of killing Bellaire police officer Jimmie Norman ... more

Photo: Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle

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Harlem Lewis, right, sits with his attorneys before his trial begins ﻿Monday﻿. Lewis is accused of fatally shooting﻿ two people.

Harlem Lewis, right, sits with his attorneys before his trial begins ﻿Monday﻿. Lewis is accused of fatally shooting﻿ two people.

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Harlem Lewis, left, sits with his attorney before his trial begins at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse, Monday, July 14, 2014, in Houston. Lewis, is accused of fatally shooting Bellaire Police Corporal Jimmie Norman and Terry Taylor, a bystander who had to come to Corporal Norman's aid, on December 24th 2012. He could face the death penalty. less

Harlem Lewis, left, sits with his attorney before his trial begins at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse, Monday, July 14, 2014, in Houston. Lewis, is accused of fatally shooting Bellaire Police Corporal ... more

Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle

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Harlem Lewis, left, sits with his attorney before his trial begins at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse, Monday, July 14, 2014, in Houston. Lewis, is accused of fatally shooting Bellaire Police Corporal Jimmie Norman and Terry Taylor, a bystander who had to come to Corporal Norman's aid, on December 24th 2012. He could face the death penalty. less

Harlem Lewis, left, sits with his attorney before his trial begins at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse, Monday, July 14, 2014, in Houston. Lewis, is accused of fatally shooting Bellaire Police Corporal ... more

Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle

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Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson, left, reads the charge before the trial of Harlem Lewis, at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse, Monday, July 14, 2014, in Houston. Lewis, is accused of fatally shooting Bellaire Police Corporal Jimmie Norman and Terry Taylor, a bystander who had to come to Corporal Norman's aid, on December 24th 2012. He could face the death penalty. less

Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson, left, reads the charge before the trial of Harlem Lewis, at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse, Monday, July 14, 2014, in Houston. Lewis, is accused of fatally ... more

Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle

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Harlem Lewis, left, sits with his attorney before his trial begins at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse, Monday, July 14, 2014, in Houston. Lewis, is accused of fatally shooting Bellaire Police Corporal Jimmie Norman and Terry Taylor, a bystander who had to come to Corporal Norman's aid, on December 24th 2012. He could face the death penalty. less

Harlem Lewis, left, sits with his attorney before his trial begins at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse, Monday, July 14, 2014, in Houston. Lewis, is accused of fatally shooting Bellaire Police Corporal ... more

Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle

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Jury in Bellaire officer's killing views crime scene video

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The bloody handprints stand out on the whitewashed cinderblock wall. A semi-automatic pistol, still cocked, lies on the ground below.

Those images are seen on a video recorded by crime scene investigators after the deaths of a Bellaire police officer and a businessman and shown Wednesday to jurors who are deciding the fate of a man accused of killing them.

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Testimony in the first two days focused on the shooting and the chase that preceded it when Lewis, in a black Honda Civic, fled Norman during a traffic stop on Christmas Eve 2012.

After colliding with another vehicle during the high-speed chase through a residential area, Lewis stopped in the parking lot of a Maaco body shop on busy Bellaire Boulevard. Norman pulled in behind him with lights and siren on.

As Norman struggled to pull Lewis from the driver's seat, the young man protested that he was trying to get his phone.

Taylor, who owned the body shop, was drawn out by the commotion. Seconds later he saw Norman fly back, fatally shot, and saw Lewis stand up with a gun, witnesses testified Monday. Prosecutors said Lewis then shot Taylor, who died at the scene.

Chased to nearby alley

As more officers arrived, prosecutors said, Lewis pointed the gun at them and they opened fire. Crime scene investigators found 23 shells that matched officers' guns. They found two spent shells that matched the pistol believed to be the one wielded by Lewis.

Lewis was wounded in the gunbattle, and appears to have lost his shoes, either when he was shot or as he tried to flee. They were found near his car.

Officers chased him to an alley about a block away, his bloody handprints visible along the white wall of a building where he was arrested.

On the ground beneath the crimson streaks was a .380-caliber pistol with two bullets in the clip and one in the chamber, with the hammer cocked back.

His defense attorneys expect Lewis to be convicted in the shooting, but hope to convince jurors that he should not be sentenced to death. They made the point Wednesday that if he had wanted to ambush officers chasing him in the alley, his gun was still loaded.

More testimony in store

The trial, in state District Judge Mark Kent Ellis's court, is expected to last another week. Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson, who is handling the case with two assistants, may rest the prosecution's case as early as Thursday.